Obama Puts Economic Focus on Middle Class
July 24, 2013
President Barack Obama has made the first in a series of speeches intended to focus attention on his efforts to accelerate the economic recovery.
At a college in the small town of Galesburg, Illinois, President Obama reminded Americans that he is committed to extending the economic recovery to the poor and the middle class.
“The only thing I care about is how to use every minute of the remaining 1,276 days of my term to make this country work for working Americans again," he said.
The speech was the first of three the president will give on the economy this week, with more expected in the coming months. It was the latest of numerous White House re-starts on the economy.
Obama accused opposition Republicans in Congress of blocking his economic plans for political reasons.
“But with this endless parade of distractions and political posturing and phony scandals, Washington has taken its eye off the ball. And I am here to say this needs to stop. This needs to stop," he said.
As in the past, he called for improvements to infrastructure, the tax code, the home mortgage system, education and the minimum wage, as well as implementing his health care reform plan - which House Republicans have voted to repeal.
Polls show Americans are worried about the sluggish economy.
Steve Bell heads economic studies at Washington’s Bipartisan Policy Center.
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